Automobile fender and guard



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Applicatlonnled 19.7.17, .1920, Serial no. asmaa, Renewed m 1, 192a."seriaiuasraaoa To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. BANSCH- BACH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid-' ing at Ghicag inthe county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomobile Fenders and Guards, of which the follow,

ing is a specification.

This invention relates to means for protecting 'avehicle such as anautomobile,

not only at the front and rear thereof, but

for providing a guard practically sur-,

rounding the entire vehicle, so that any damage due to collision oraccident will be .w'arded oil from the body of the machine, or at leastit will be protected from accident in all directions. The rincipalobject of the invention is there ore to provide. a guard fora vehicle ofthis kind which shall be a'composite' art of the. vehicle itself. Otherobjects -0 .the invention W111 appear hereinafter. The invention con;-

sists in the construction, combination and arrangement of the 'severalp'arts.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofanfautomobileconstructed in accordance with the rinciples of thisinvention; Fig. '2'isa an view;

Fig. 3 is'a plan viewillustrating the rear bumper; Fig. 4 is aseetionalview of the rear fenders and bumfroin the underside of the fenders; a:Fig. 5is a sectional view of the front bumper from the undersidethereof. w

It is customary to equip an automobile with bumpers at the front andrear which are attached to the .-f r a1ne of the vehicle, and thesebumpers jusually are resilient or have some s ring action which willlessen the impact which isimp'arted to the machine when something isengaged by the bumper.

The present .invent1on contemplates. the attachment of a front and rearbumper to the front and, rear extremities of the fend ers, in thefenders of somewhat stronger and more resilient material, and inproviding resilient means and; rollers for cushioning any impact winch simparted to these bumpers. The rear bumper may also beso formed as toprovide a receptacle for a spare tire. i

Referring now more particularly to' the drawings, an automobiledesignated generally by therefernce numeral ,1, audllavmg.

wheels 2, with tires 3, is also rovided wit front and rear fenders tanpreferably made of sheet fenders 4 is a bum rod between the flS a,spring 13 "which forms cushion for the front bum er.

5 which are I orformed in the desired'shape with their metal stamped'i"extremities extending somewhat-beyond the body. of. the machine, andhaving-a certain amount of resilience due tofthe material of which theyare made. Attached to the extremities. of the'front' er' 6 alsopreferably.

formed of sheet meta and having "a central extension -7 rounded upwardl:in advance of the fenders themselves an constituting the front bumper.Atthe underside ofthie bumper and opposite the 3fof thewheels, arerollers 8, and at the underside;

of the forward end of the front :'fenders n proper are additionalrollers.9 which are adapted toen'gage the tires of theiwheels when the. bumperisbent inwardly.-. I Attached to'an extension 10 of the for-' ward endofthe vehicle frameisa perforated bracket 11, throughwhich extends thatisattached to the underside of the front bumper 6. Surrounding theumperand the. bracket At the rear of the automobile is an additional amale? 14- -whichextends across and is attached to the rear ends oftherear fenders 5,1withan intermediate upturned portion 17 whichformsthe bumper proper and also constitutes a carrierfor a spare the 18. Thisbumper is likewise'cushi'oned from the frame of t e vehicle by means ofbrackets"19, through which the rods 20 extend, the rods being surroundedbetween the bracketsiand the fender. by cushioning springs 21. theunderside -of the rear ell Of these fenders 5,. are contact rollers223which are adapted to en age with the tires of the rear wheels only wenth'e cushioning springs 21 have been compressed.

the automobile is'protected not only at the front and rear, but alsothat the fenders themselves form an additional rotection so that theautomobile is protects on all sides from en agement and isflthussafeguarded fromaccident. In fact, the front and rear fenders 4 and 5'may be formed as a continua:

With this construction itis obvious that tion of therunnin boardlfi on"each "side,

so that the body 0 the machine has a con tinuous protecting guardcompletely :surrounding it. 1 I

I claim: p k 1. An automobile protector comprising a pair of oppositefenders with projecting and resilient ends, a bumper connected to theends, and resilient means extending between the frame of the automobileand the bumper.

2. In combination with thefenders of an automobile, of a bumperconnected to the ends thereof and comprising a resilient member turnedupwardly at its outer end, and additional means to press the bumperresiliently outward.

3. The combination with an automobile having wheels and fenders withresilient ends, of a bumper comprising a member connected to the ends ofthe tenders, and extending across the machine, and means in connectionwith the underside of the fenders for engaging the wheels when thefender ends are bent inwardly.

4. In an automobile guard, a fender having a projecting resilientextremity, a wheel disposed under the fender and ad acent the saidextremity thereof, and rollers in connection with the fender adapted toengage the wheels when the extremity of the fender is bent inwardly.

5. The combination with an automobile having fenders with resilientextremities,

and wheels below the fenders adjacent the underside of the extremity, ofa bumper extending between opposite fenders and secured to the resilientextremities thereof, the bumper itself being formed with a projectingresilient portion, a spring interposed between the automobile frame andthe bumper tending to press the latteroutwardly, and rollers on theunderside ofthe fender and bumper adapted to engage the wheels when thebumper and fenders are flexed inwardly against the springs.

6. The combination with a vehicle having side fenders at the front andback which extend beyond the body of the vehicle, and a bumper ofresilient material connected to these projecting extremities at thefront and rear of the vehicle so that it will be surrounded on all sidesby a guard or protector.

7. A vehicle bumper of the class described comprising a pair 0 fenders,the extremities of which are resilient and project beyond the body ofthe vehicle, and a resilient member connected to these extremities andhaving an extending upturned projection.

EDWARD A. BANSGHBAOH.

